PhotoDiary: 20/06/2017 A few odd photos from around the garden, too hot still to do very much outside during the day.

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

20/06/2017 A few odd photos from around the garden, too hot still to do very much outside during the day.

A bit cooler than yesterday!

Pale Californian poppy with bug.

Californian poppy with what I think is the female of Oedemera noblis, the male was on the blog a few days back. Not sure what the disappearing backside is, or the one bombing out above the flower.

Cranesbill.

Le Gendarme beetle (Pyrrhocoris apterus).

Great tit taking a drink. The water is evaporating as fast as I can fill the dishes!

Ladybird pupa.

The lawn is already starting to go brown with the heat.

Lunch on the veranda, I actually took this a few days back and never put it on the blog for some reason. Too hot at the moment to eat outside.

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David M. Gascoigne,June 20, 2017 at 11:01 PM
You are right. Temperatures in the thirties are far too high.
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DeniseinVAJune 21, 2017 at 5:39 AM
A lovely series Diane, enjoy them all but particularly the macros of the bugs and pretty flowers. Our relatives in Arizona will have to deal with 46C tomorrow. It has been over 48C in Denver recently. It has been 32C here lately, not as hot as your area. A lovely veranda to enjoy, hope it cools down for you soon.
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GaelynJune 25, 2017 at 3:56 AM
As always, lovely flower and insect shots. Bummer it is now too hot to enjoy the outside. Has been rather warm here too.
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

20/06/2017 A few odd photos from around the garden, too hot still to do very much outside during the day.

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